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Joshua Lee Long's aunt was probably freaked out when she found the human brain in a Walmart bag while she was cleaning out a trailer near Newville, Pa. Chances are she was horrified when Long, in custody on burglary charges, allegedly told her what he did with it. During a call from prison, Long reportedly told his aunt that, yes, the brain was his, and he used the embalming fluid in which it was preserved to get high—namely by soaking his marijuana in it before sparking up, WGAL reports. He called the brain Freddy, and a coroner subsequently confirmed it had come from a human and was probably used for teaching. The whole episode has gained Long, 26, a couple of new charges: abuse of a corpse and conspiracy, WESH reports.

But Long didn't indulge in "smoking wet" by himself, FOX 43 reports. According to court documents he would partake in the "intense, hallucinating, and dangerous high" with Robby Zoller, who, with Angela Micklo, lived in the trailer where Long's aunt—Micklo's sister—found the brain. Zoller and Micklo are currently at large. "It just scares me to death," a neighbor tells FOX. "I didn't think they were that kind of people, but nowadays, you never know." As for the brain, a state trooper says: "At this point now we're just trying to figure out where it came from. We're hoping that if anyone is missing a human specimen brain to bring it to our attention and maybe we can return it to its rightful owner." (Stolen brains have turned up on eBay.)

I blame this man's troubles on the movie The Wizard of Oz. He is a huge fan of that movie. That film has made a lot of young people turn to drugs because of the hallucinogenic themes. I mean, look at the lyrics to one of the songs. . . I could while away the hours, watching Austin Powers, Or Thomas the Talking Train. And Cheetos - I'd be munching, Peanut Butter - Cap'n Crunching, if I only had that brain. I'd eat cans of ravioli, and be like Jeff Spicoli, or Shaggy's smart Great Dane. If I packed some in my bong, I could be like Cheech & Chong. If I only had that brain. Oh I - can feel while high, my finger nails grow. I can't scratch inside my ear with my elbow. So then I'd sit down, and smoke some more. I don't want to just smoke bud. Formaldehyde my blood, and I will feel no pain. I'd be talking to the sky, and I am sure that I could fly, if I only had that brain. By Yaboo Detroit, Michigan